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Observation of a thermoelectric Hall plateau in the extreme quantum limit.

ABSTRACT: The thermoelectric Hall effect is the generation of a transverse heat current upon applying an electric field in the presence of a magnetic field. Here, we demonstrate that the thermoelectric Hall conductivity ?xy in the three-dimensional Dirac semimetal ZrTe5 acquires a robust plateau in the extreme quantum limit of magnetic field. The plateau value is independent of the field strength, disorder strength, carrier concentration, or carrier sign. We explain this plateau theoretically and show that it is a unique signature of three-dimensional Dirac or Weyl electrons in the extreme quantum limit. We further find that other thermoelectric coefficients, such as the thermopower and Nernst coefficient, are greatly enhanced over their zero-field values even at relatively low fields.

SUBMITTER: Zhang W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7042294 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

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Observation of a thermoelectric Hall plateau in the extreme quantum limit.

Zhang Wenjie W Wang Peipei P Skinner Brian B Bi Ran R Kozii Vladyslav V Cho Chang-Woo CW Zhong Ruidan R Schneeloch John J Yu Dapeng D Gu Genda G Fu Liang L Wu Xiaosong X Zhang Liyuan L

Nature communications 20200225 1

The thermoelectric Hall effect is the generation of a transverse heat current upon applying an electric field in the presence of a magnetic field. Here, we demonstrate that the thermoelectric Hall conductivity αxy in the three-dimensional Dirac semimetal ZrTe5 acquires a robust plateau in the extreme quantum limit of magnetic field. The plateau value is independent of the field strength, disorder strength, carrier concentration, or carrier sign. We explain this plateau theo ...[more]

PMID: 32098952

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